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Since 2009, I’ve posted a new word on my blog on the first day of each month. My challenge to all who join me in the monthly exercise is to write a poem inspired by that one word.
Silence the inner critic, says New Mexico Poet Laureate Lauren Camp, who recommends writing for yourself, without judgment.
Richard Blanco (born February 15, 1968) is an American poet, public speaker, author, playwright, and civil engineer.He is the fifth poet to read at a United States presidential inauguration, having read the poem "One Today" for Barack Obama's second inauguration.
As part of these efforts, in 2018 he created resources for Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 students on understanding poetry. [12] The resources included a series of videos explaining the different formats of poetry, how to perform poetry and how to interpret poetry. [12] In 2022, Coelho was appointed the Children's Laureate. [5]
"To This Day" is a 2011 spoken word poem written by Shane Koyczan. [1] [2] In the poem, Koyczan talks about bullying he and others received during their lives and its deep, long-term impact. [3] Koyczan first came to international notice when he read his poetry at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics' Opening Ceremony. [4]
"The School Boy" is a poem written in the pastoral tradition that focuses on the downsides of formal learning. It considers how going to school on a summer day "drives all joy away". [3] The boy in this poem is more interested in escaping his classroom than he is with anything his teacher is trying to teach.
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Jack Prelutsky (born September 8, 1940) is an American writer of children's poetry who has published over 50 poetry collections. He served as the first U.S. Children's Poet Laureate (now called the Young People's Poet Laureate) from 2006 to 2008 when the Poetry Foundation established the award.